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- pronunciation:
- uhn
lak
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
unlocks, unlocking, unlocked |
| definition 1: |
to open the lock of (a door or other closure) by turning a key or mechanism.
- antonyms:
- lock
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| definition 2: |
to set free by or as if by undoing a lock.
Her speech unlocked a tide of resentment. |
| definition 3: |
to make known; disclose.
They unlocked the mystery at last. |
| related words: |
open, solve |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become unlocked.
The vault unlocks electronically.- antonyms:
- lock
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| derivation: |
unlockable (adj.) |
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